The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-17
EASTER DAY IN MEXICO.
One of the Most Festive Occasions in
the Holiday Calendar.

One of the Most Festive Occasions in
the Holiday Calendar.
A letter to the st. Louis Globe Democrat
says: In Mexico everything is festivity to-
day. TO the Holy Week of mouinful relig-
iouS ccremonials has succeeded holiday i'll
which all are participating. The character
of the church ceremonials during the last
three days was luguhrious in the extreme,
but to n stranger the streets of the capital
and the suburban pleasure resorts, where
the doleful scenes of the Saviour's passions
We're presented in most realistic manner,
seemed more Ike picnic resorts to which the
population had resorted for days pleasure
and enjoyment than places of penitence
and penance. To-day all of sadness and
sorrow has ben forgotten, and the whole
population has armed out in the brightest
colors to celebrate one of the most festive
occasions in the holiday calendar of the
Mexican republic.
There are three plazas-D De ToITes-within
the limits of the capital, in which perform
anceS Of unusual merit are given, and at
Tlalnepantla, a short distance from the city,
is another II is needless to say that all the
plazas are crowded. That in which your
correspondent is seated is fairly filed with
the elite of the capital, it having been
thrown open to the public to-day for the
first time
Diego Prieto, who fought as alternate
with Mazzantini, is here as first sword.
Juan Moreno, sulnamed THE Americana"
is the other. The quadrilla has entered in
exquisite costumes of sky-blue, vermilion,
old gold, red, dark blue and silver The
bull is light brown. He has disemboweled
two horses which have to be removed from
the plaza. A banderillero plants pair of
barbs, but in doing so has his forehead
ripped open by one of the widespread horns
Of the bull, and, though he bravely tries to
plant another pair, has to leave the plaza
with blood gushing from his face. After
more play Moreno takes the sword, and
Diego Prieto goes to his assistance with the
cape. Piieto in playing with the cape is
struck by the bulls horns in the side and
face and is removed from the ring, and the
quadrillo is left without captain Moreno,
however, amid yells of caution from the
spectators, thrusts the sword to the hilt.
The bull bellows with rage and the enthu-
siasm is intense. The bull does not die till
another thrust is given, and the attack and
defense elicit the widest applause.
A black bull enters for the second round,
and as he plunges into the arena the specta-
tors exhibit their appreciation of his ferocity
by deafening cheers. The picadores fight
on horses whose fianke and breasts are pro
tected by leather shields like those which
preceded Them and succeed in saving the
animals from being disemboweled, but
rot from being disabled. The bull is a mag
nitiCent fighter, and as the banderillas do
their work a shower of silver dollars and
Undiscovered cigars fall around the mem
ber5 of the troop as Moreno again advances
with the sword.
Diego Preto is seen entering the ring with
bandaged head and face, and wild shouts
rent the air, for even the Americans pres
ent Of whom there is a large number, can
not help approaching this exhibition of
bravery and courage. Preto advances with
the cape, makes some brilliant plays. but is
finally ordered to retire by the Chief of
Police, and the admiring spectators are glad
to see him removed from danger. The bull,
after being stabbed twice by Moreno, falls
from exhaustion and is killed by the cachet-
ero.
The quadrilla is again without its Cap
tain when a heavy, dark brown bull enters.
The play of the picador is magnificent, and
one who fought with NazZantini after his
face had been torn with the sand and gravel
of the arena, filled with the enthusiasm of
his profession and forgetful of all sense of
personal danger, filings his sombrero among
the enthusiastic spectators, and returning to
the charge has his horse turned around and
around, but escapes from danger. The
planting of the banderillas renders the bull
indcs4ribably furious, and he jumps high in
the air Then the banderilla whose fore
head was torn by the horns of the first bull
again enters the arena with his head ban
daged, and unlike Prieto is allowed to par
ticipate again i'll the performance. Moreno
docs not handle the sword 50 well this time,
but after several thrIIsts the bull finally
falls and the fourth enters
He is a lively runner, and rapidly chases
the Capas around the arena. Some of the
capaS quickly turn him as many as four
times without running and he bellows with
fury, but will not attack the picadores. The
bugle blows and the bull is turned from the
arena for his failure to attack the horses.
The fifth enters in a fury, but in his wild
run is received by the capas, who twist and
turn him till he falls on his launches. One
of the picadores is endorsed, but hangs to
the bride and is Immediately removed. The
other picador is the next attacked, but re-
tains his seat. Then again the other is at
tackled, and next the former His horse
SHES, and the rider jumps to his feet. The
horse fails to the earth pierced to the heart
by the horns Of the bull. The banderillas
are sldllfully planted ana the spectators go
Wild vii enthusiasm at the brilliant dis
play of skill. The sword is plunged into
the 'bull's neck, and he drops dead.
Another bull enters, which is soon re-
turned to the corral because of his failure TO
attack the horses. The rain, which has
been falling at this hour during the last
week, intefferes with the performance, but
the spectators are seated with open UNI
brellas and the performances continue.
The next bull enters the arena and de-
votes his whole attention to the horses. one
Of which fails under the rider, end while in
the tiIrOes Of death is repeatedly pierced
with the horns of the bull The swordNnan
again fails to do the killing according 20 the
wishes OF the spectators, and it is only after
several Intellectual attempts that the bull is
killed by the cachetero
The last bull chases horses and capes
around the ring, and displays such vicious
ness that Buenavenda, who has tried the
sword several times without fatal effect,
though with great dexterity escapes away
by the arena and the bull is finally thrown
by two lariats sLillfully manipulated by two
horsemen and is dispatched by the cachet-
erO.
The latest novelty advertised is a bull
fight by electric light, which will take place
in few DAYS in the Plaza de Gallon What
the result OF this experiment will be Is en-
tirely predetermined, aud the novel specta-
Gle of bull-fght by electric light after the
closing Of the business houses is expected TO
draw an enormous crowd.
A bill repeating the law licensing bull
fighting in the Federal districts will be pre-
scented In Congress. Enormous expense has
been incurred in the construction Of plaZas
within and near the city limits, and the
owners of the plazas will naturally aItago-
llA Han